Word of the Day: Cheer
cheer / CHir
noun
- a shout of joy or encouragement
So two cheers for Democracy: one because it admits variety and two because it permits criticism.
E.M. Forster, 1879-1970
- a state of mind or heart
After every storm the sun will smile; for every problem, there is a solution, and the soul’s indefeasible duty is to be of good cheer.
William R. Alger, 1822-1905
- animation; lightness of feeling
Each age has deemed the new-born year the fittest time for festal cheer.
Sir Walter Scott, 1771-1832
- welcome; hospitality
If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.
J. R. R. Tolkien, 1892-1973
- food and drink, as at a feast
Small cheer and great welcome makes a merry feast.
William Shakespeare, 1564-1616
- a form of shout used by spectators at a sporting or other type of event, used to encourage the competitors
A boo is a lot louder than a cheer.
Lance Armstrong, 1971-
- something which provides happiness, encouragement, etc.
The unselfish effort to bring cheer to others will be the beginning of a happier life for ourselves.
Helen Keller, 1880-1968
verb
- to gladden or cause to be joyful
The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up.
Mark Twain, 1835-1910
- to encourage
For there is no friend like a sister
In calm or stormy weather;
To cheer one on the tedious way,
To fetch one if one goes astray,
To lift one if one totters down,
To strengthen whilst one stands.
Christina Rossetti, 1830-1894
- to salute with approving shouts
Cheer the bull, or cheer the bear; cheer both, and you will be trampled and eaten.
from ‘Lord of Chaos: Book Six of The Wheel of Time’ by Robert Jordan, 1948-2007